Advance in studies on areca nuts and their active substances.
- Author:
Zhi JIANG
1
;
Qi-Cheng CHEN
;
Li-Xing CAO
;
Zhi-Qiang CHEN
Author Information
1. Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China. 2000jiangzhi@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Areca;
chemistry;
Humans;
Nuts;
chemistry;
Plant Extracts;
chemistry;
pharmacology
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(11):1684-1687
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A number of clinical practices and studies indicated that areca nuts showed such effects as anthelmintic, food retention removal, qi activation and diuresis, and elimination of wetness and jaundice. Arecoline is the most important pharmacological active ingredient for healthcare from areca plants with a wide influence on human functions. In recent years, a lot of studies have been made on areca nuts and arecoline's pharmacology, physiology and immunity. The article summarizes areca nuts and their active substances.
